Abstract

This study aimed to determine the characteristics, metabolic pathways and cellular functions of S-nitrosylated proteins from pork postmortem muscle using bioinformatics analysis. The results showed that S-nitrosylated proteins had a broad range of molecular weight and pI value and were mainly located in the functional region of secondary structure. The motif revealed the lysine (K) positioned at −5, −7, +1 and +5 through the S-nitrosocysteine while “C-X-X-C” was identified as the motif for non-S-nitrosylation-modified cysteine. The proteins were widely localized in cell compartments and mostly belonged to enzymes participating in the metabolic process. Glycolysis was the most significant pathways of S-nitrosylated proteins in postmortem muscle. The cell death of muscle cells was predicted to be inhibited by S-nitrosylation with the potential influence on the apoptosis. Those identified pathways and cellular functions of S-nitrosylation are proposed to have a profound influence on meat quality and should be highly regarded.

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